Vinyl pressings
by Passport · 1973
Looking Thru was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
WEA 73-035-A ✻ Manufactured in GermanySide A - Variant 1
WEA 73-035-B Manufactured in GermanySide B - Variant 1
WEA 73-035-A 50024 A Manufactured in GermanySide A - Variant 2
WEA 73-035-B 50024-B Manufactured in GermanySide B - Variant 2
Manufactured in GermanyRunout A and B, Stamped
(73/035 A)Label Side A
(73/035 B)Label Side B
MX172962-B SD7042-1Side A, machine-etched
MX172963 SD7042-2Side B, machine-etched
P-8443A1Label Side A
P-8443A2Label Side B
P-8443A1Label Side A
P-8443A2Label Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7042First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 024First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8443AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Atlantic P-8443AFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic 63 043LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | Atlantic ATL 50024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Atlantic 30.099LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Atlantic ATL 50 024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7042LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of Looking Thru are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, Australia, Japan. One of them is Atlantic ATL 50 024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ATL 50 024, SD 7042, P-8443A) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA 73-035-A ✻ Manufactured in Germany and WEA 73-035-B Manufactured in Germany. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
